SOLUTION: Please help. I don't understand how to work this: The ratio of yes votes to no votes in an election was 3 to 5. How many yes votes were cast if there were a total of 4352 votes cas
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Question 446320: Please help. I don't understand how to work this: The ratio of yes votes to no votes in an election was 3 to 5. How many yes votes were cast if there were a total of 4352 votes cast?
Thank you, your help is very appreciated.
Found 2 solutions by rfer, josmiceli:
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3x+5x=4352
8x=4352
x=544
3x=1632 yes
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the number of yes votes
Let = the number of no votes
given:
(1)
(2)
(2)
(2)
Substitute this into (1)
(1)
Multiply both sides by
(1)
(1)
and
(2)
(2)
(2)
1632 yes votes were cast
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